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Price: NT $1,000/200 grams
Deep-toned, richly sweet. Dark chocolate, salted caramel, dried pear, almond, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with round acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Chocolaty finish supported by salted caramel and almond notes.
Price: NT $1,000/200 grams
Richly chocolaty, balanced. Dark chocolate, cherry, hazelnut, cedar, lemon-thyme in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Chocolaty, nut-toned finish with cedar and herb notes.
Price: NT $500/200 grams
Richly sweet, crisply fruity. Plum, magnolia, cashew, agave syrup, dried sage in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with brisk acidity; syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. The crisp finish highlights notes of cashew and plum.
Chocolaty and berry-toned. Raspberry, baking chocolate, fir, caramel, almond in aroma and cup. Brisk acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of baking chocolate and fir with raspberry undertones.
Evaluated as espresso. Crisply sweet, chocolaty. Baking chocolate, date, banana, vanilla, fir in aroma and small cup. Velvety-smooth body; gently drying, wood-framed finish. Crisply chocolaty with fir undertones in three parts milk.
Delicately sweet-tart, fruity. Strawberry, magnolia, almond, cedar, dark chocolate. Briskly sweet structure; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. Sweetly wood-framed finish supported by strawberry and almond.
Crisp, bittersweet, fruity. Canned peaches, pomegranate, dark chocolate, oak, sassafras. Very brisk acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Gently drying finish that leads with notes of canned peach and sassafras.
Complex, multi-layered. Star jasmine, apricot, Meyer lemon zest, oak, hazelnut in aroma and cup. Delicately juicy-bright acidity; silky smooth mouthfeel. Resonant finish centered around notes of apricot and hazelnut.
Richly sweet-savory. Toffee, dried persimmon, almond butter, mandarin orange, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet structure with gentle acidity; full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of persimmon and almond.
Price: $26.00/12 ounces
Crisply floral-driven. Violet, date, mandarin orange, cocoa nib, cedar in aroma and cup. Gently brisk acidity, full, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Finish consolidates to notes of mandarin orange and cocoa nib.
Price: $26.00/12 ounces
Delicately floral-toned. Freesia, grapefruit zest, salted caramel, cedar, thyme in aroma and cup. Richly bittersweet structure; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. Finish centers around notes of freesia and grapefruit.
Price: NT $260/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Deeply sweet-savory, richly aromatic. Date, pipe tobacco, amber, pistachio, rhododendron in aroma and small cup. Strupy-smooth mouthfeel; complex, harmonious finish. Pipe tobacco and amber commingle nicely in three parts milk, with rhododendron undertones.
Elegant, delicate, sweetly tart. Bergamot, yellow plum, cocoa nib, sage, candied violet in aroma and cup. Delicately sweet, balanced structure with high-toned acidity; very smooth, satiny mouthfeel. Resonant, long, flavor-laden finish.
Price: NT $220/8 ounces
Evaluated as espresso. Richly aromatic, chocolaty and nut-toned. Nutella, black cherry, marjoram, sassafras, cedar in aroma and small cup. Creamy-smooth mouthfeel; sweetly nut-toned, chocolaty finish. In cappuccino-scaled milk, both chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors are amplified.
Price: NT $340/8 ounces
Elegant, crisply fruit-toned. Pluot, honeysuckle, cocoa nib, pink peppercorn, lemon in balm aroma and cup. Sweetly tart with juicy, bright acidity; plush, syrupy-smooth mouthfeel. Floral- and cocoa-toned finish.
Sweetly tart, juicy, bright. Dried raspberry, sandalwood, dark chocolate, almond brittle, pink grapefruit zest in aroma and small cup. Sweet-tart structure with elegantly high-toned acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Crisply raspberry-toned finish with dark chocolate undertones.
Crisply citrusy. Sweet lime, baking chocolate, goji berry, fir, caramel in aroma and cup. Sweetly brisk acidity; crisp, velvety mouthfeel. Gently drying finish with notes of citrus and fir.
Vibrantly sweet-tart, citrusy. Meyer lemon zest, cocoa nib, lilac, pomegranate, cedar in aroma and cup. Balanced, vibrant acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned citrus notes lead in the long finish.
Price: NT $360/200 grams
High-toned, citrusy. Sweet lime, baking chocolate, gardenia, brown sugar, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Brightly sweet-tart structure with vibrant acidity; crisp, lightly satiny mouthfeel. Cocoa-toned finish with notes of lime and brown sugar.
Price: $58.00/8 ounces
Richly tropical, sweetly herbaceous. Pineapple, passionfruit, lemon verbena, ginger blossom, toffee in aroma and cup. Sparkling acidity; plush, silky mouthfeel. Long, lingering harmonious finish.